Ypsilanti Courier: Willow Run school board approves 26 para-educator layoffs

By Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter

Posted on Tue, May 22, 2012 : 12:09 p.m.

Willow Run Community Schools Board of Education approved laying off 26 para-educators, effective July 1, according to a report in the Ypsilanti Courier.

The vote at Thursday’s board meeting was 6-1 with Brenda Meadows opposing.

Five of the para-educators were paid through the Head Start program and 21 were paid with special education funds, the Courier article stated.

The Courier also reported that para-educators at the top of the pay scale were asked to take a salary cut from $19,468 to $14,091.

Also at Thursday’s meeting, the Willow Run school board passed a resolution supporting the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s budget for 2012-13, which projected a decrease in special education reimbursements for local school districts.

Read the complete report in the Ypsilanti Courier here.

Staff reporter Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at daniellearndt@annarbor.com.

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